is that northbound 270 comingfromvirginiaatthe merged. point is completely shut down as they continue to deal with the students, the young people on the bus. it looks to me like they were older elementary school, perhaps under a middle school. we saw one girl who looked quite terrified. she was certainly talking end managedo-m the paramedics that were helping her. we saw another boy that was walking along with her that was able to smile and talk. we talked to a few witnesses that were driving their vehicles pton 270 and they said all of a sudden this big blur came roaring from the side as the bus came down the hill. kids were screaming and yelling. horrible situation at first, but as we can happily reports, injuries to the children appear to be minor at this point. back to you. >> any idea how many children born on the bus, -- >> this was not the full-size bus. it was a smaller us. -- bus./ if i had to guess, 20 or 30. there were chaperones on the bus along with the adult drivers. >> we're seeing emergency personnel still swarming the scene. any idea how many are being treated right there? >>

annually for the last four years. >> out in our area innorthernvirginiaweavernot getting many calls until about four years ago. -- we were not getting many calls until about four years ago. now it is just phenomenal. >> the library will be reopened tomorrow. patrons hope it will not be a widespread problem. >> hopefully it will be resolved. >> the books in that truck will remain there until the temperature inside the truck reaches about 120 degrees. it is believed at that. all of the bugs will be dead. as for this facility and the others, they will be treated twice, now and again in 90 days. >> we are starting to sound like a broken record. it is not a bad song. another beautiful day here in september in the metro. but i cannot even recall the last time i saw a cloud. -- >> i cannot even recall the timlast time i saw a cloud. >> we are back into the 90- degree range. even though it is officially fall tomorrow night, it will not feel like it. do you see a cloud anywhere? i do not. spectacular weather. 79 degrees in stafford. look at these numbers. they are just where they should be t

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